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Shadow of the Past — Casting News Sean Astin is reportedly set to return as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, the film wri..

Samwise Gamgee, born TA 2980 in Hobbiton, the Shire, is by any honest accounting the hero of The Lord of the Rings. Not the Ring-bearer: that is Fro..

Three Rings were made by Celebrimbor in Eregion at the end of the Second Age — without Sauron's direct hand — for the preservation and protection of..

Returning Cast Series — Lee Pace Lee Pace is confirmed as Thranduil, Elvenking of Mirkwood, in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, releasin..

Returning Cast Series — Elijah Wood Elijah Wood is confirmed as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, releasing December 17, 2..

The Hunt for Gollum — December 17, 2027 At 86 years old, Sir Ian McKellen is returning to Middle-earth to play Gandalf one final time. At a fan event..

Bilbo Baggins — born September 22, TA 2890, Bag End, Hobbiton, the Shire — was the hobbit who found the One Ring. Son of Bungo Baggins and Belladonn..

Returning Cast Series — Updated April 2026 The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum releases December 17, 2027. Warner Bros. confirmed the cast at ..

This Day in Middle-earth May 1, TA 3019 The Crowning of King Elessar On May 1 in the year 3019 of the Third Age, Aragorn II, son of Arathorn, heir..

Elrond Half-elven — Master of Rivendell, bearer of Vilya, herald of Gil-galad — was born in the First Age and dwelt in Middle-earth for over six tho..

This Day in Middle-earth April 28, TA 2941 Bilbo Baggins Leaves Bag End On April 28 in the year 2941 of the Third Age, a hobbit named Bilbo Baggin..

Tom Bombadil — called Iarwain Ben-adar by the Elves, Forn by the Dwarves, and Orald by Men, all meaning the same thing: Eldest, Oldest and Fatherles..